Dusting off the blog for some HUGE news. After 18 years away for me and 20 years away for Paul, we are moving back home to the Sacramento area next summer when Paul's Navy commitment ends. 2020 (with a pandemic and a deployment) really! Changed! Our! Perspective! And we realized how much we want to be back in Northern California by our parents and so many of our friends. (A support system! What a concept.)
It's a big move! And may seem a bit shocking! For us it feels big for sure, but not shocking. Instead it feels almost too normal. Like of course we were always headed back home. How did we forget?
But, so much more interesting to see is the fact that we found a house. It's very early to find a house! We know! But this one was special enough that we had to jump. We have a million big and small projects planned for the property and will be starting right away (and then continuing for literally years to come).
First: the house was built in the mid-80s in a Tudor style. We purchased it from the original builders/owners. They clearly loved the home and it has so much charm we are excited to preserve and then so much potential we want to expand on. It's obviously a different style than any place we have lived before and that's what I love most about it. After a decade of living in "minimal, mid-century-ish" I am ready for something new. Such a great, exciting adventure.
Second: the lot is large and includes a hobby vineyard. When we first saw it via Facetime tour (my parents went to an open house) we saw the greenery archway that leads to the garden and I joked to Paul that the girls could get married in the backyard. (Turns out the original owners' son actually got married there!) It's…overwhelming and overwhelmingly beautiful. There are also plenty of fruit trees on the property and a large plot for a vegetable garden. We are very excited for all of it.
Third: the backyard also features a small "house" with electricity and water that the previous owners used as a garden shed/greenhouse for starting seedlings. I will use it as a pottery studio/craft space/workshop. It's magic. The wood and windows were all salvaged and if I closed my eyes and imagined my dream backyard studio it would be this. It's meant to be.
So much more to come. I am looking forward to being back here on this internet corner to share more of this next chapter and I hope to share a video tour on Instagram early next week.
enJOY it 